Chapter 31: Receiving the Wind

  "Hello," Tian Nuanyu looked at Duan Liuyun and asked politely.

  Duan Liu Yun didn't respond to her, but his eyes deepened and his gaze swept from top to bottom like an X-ray scanning Tian Nuan Yu.

  His unscrupulous gaze made Tian Nuoyu feel extremely uncomfortable, but she didn't avoid his line of sight and instead quietly met his inquiring eyes.

  Although Duan Yun couldn't see any emotions on Feng Ruo's face, Tian Nuoyu clearly felt a layer of vigilance in his eyes and around him.

  Looking at Duan Liu Yun up close, Tian Nuan Yu found that his facial features could be described as exquisite. If she had to rank the three good-looking men she saw, Duan Liu Yun should be ranked first.

  His lips were thin, his eyes were narrow and long, the color of his pupils was not dark, but lighter than ordinary people, under the reflection of the lamp, it showed a hazelnut color, when his eyes moved, they flashed with a glass-like luster.

  His eyes were extremely sharp, as if they could pierce through a person's internal organs, yet carried a hint of evil and darkness, the whole person seemed to emanate an aura of dark evil.

  If Lan Shengyan gives people a sense of paradise, then the Duanliu Yun in front of him is somewhat like a messenger from hell.

  "Hmph, treating bodyguards as friends," Qiu Nianwei muttered disdainfully in a low voice.

  Mu Yu Xin's face changed, and she stared at Qiu Nian Wei.

  Duan Liu Yun's gaze at Tian Nuan Yu was stern.

  "Xin'er, it's still your first time bringing a friend out, it's rare, come on everyone sit down, don't stand," Lan Shengyan suddenly said.

  Duan Liu Yun's eyes flashed for a moment, and he raised an eyebrow: "Good, if you're Xiang Er's friend, then you're a guest. Since you've come to my place, let's not be polite, just make yourselves at home!"

  Duan Liuyun walked over to the wine cabinet, took out a bottle of foreign liquor and several glass cups from the shelf, then walked over to the coffee table and placed the cups on it.

  "Originally, we were going to give King a good welcome and reception, but everyone knows he hates these formalities the most. So today, let's all drink together as a way of welcoming King!" Duan Liuyun opened the wine bottle cap and poured full cups for everyone.

  Everyone responded and walked to the front of the tea table, picking up their wine cups.

  "Come on, let's clink glasses first!" Duan Liu Yun raised his cup and clinked it against Lan Sheng Yan's.

  "Welcome back, King!" Qiu Nianbo also raised his glass and clinked it with Lan Shengyan's.

  "Welcome back, Brother Lan!" Mu Yu Xin and Qiu Nian Wei chimed in unison, raising their wine cups to Lan Sheng Yan at the same time.

  The two of them held their cups suspended in mid-air, staring at each other for a moment, before Lan Shengyan chuckled and lightly clinked his cup against Mu Yuexin's and Qiu Nianwei's.

  Tian Nuanyu was hesitating whether to raise her wine glass for a toast, when she saw Lan Shengyan already stretching out his hand to lightly clink the wine glass in his hand against hers. He then smiled softly and said, "Thank you everyone!", after which he took his wine glass and clinked it again with Duan Liuyun's, the two of them exchanging a smile.

  "Ladies at liberty, gentlemen must finish their cups!" Duan Liu Yun's tone was heroic and majestic.

  As soon as he finished speaking, Lan Shengyan and he raised their wine cups at the same time, tilted their heads back and drank. Qiu Nianbai also brought his cup to his lips, but he didn't drink quickly, instead slowly savoring the wine in the cup.

  Tian Nuoyu put the wine glass to her lips and took a light sip, then raised her head to glance at Qiu Nianwei, who had placed the wine glass to her mouth but hadn't drunk, instead staring at Mu Yuexin.

  Just now, Lan Shengyan was obviously helping Mu Yuxin. Qiu Nianwei didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction in front of Lan Shengyan, and could only secretly glare at Mu Yuxin with a fierce gaze.

  Mu Yu Xing raised her head slightly, a hint of smugness in her eyes, then lifted the cup and drank almost half of it in one gulp.

  "Everyone, please sit down. You can play whatever you want, I'll catch up with King first," Duan Liuyun and Lan Shengyan simultaneously put down their empty cups on the tea table, then walked to the sofa in front of the glass wall and sat down.

  Several others also put their wine glasses on the coffee table, and Mu Yu Xing pulled Tian Nuan Yu back to her original seat.

  Qiu Nianwei also turned around and walked to the sofa, glanced at Mu Yuexin, just wanted to sit down in the empty seat next to Mu Yuexin, but saw Qiu Nianbai walking over, with one arm around her shoulder, then turned around and sat down beside Mu Yuexin, and pulled Qiu Nianwei to sit beside him.

  Tian Nuoyu glanced lightly at Duan Liuyun and Lan Shengyan, who were already talking in low voices. Although they were a stark black and white, the two of them sitting together seemed extremely harmonious. Tian Nuoyu guessed that their relationship must be very deep.

  "Xīn ér, how come you haven't called me recently? You also don't come to my house to play," Qiu Nianbai said with a smile as he stretched out one hand and put his arm across the back of the sofa behind Mu Yu Xin.

  "Brother Nan Bai is a busy person, how can he have time to bother with me?" Mu Yu Xing's tone was not friendly.

  "How could I possibly ignore my little Xīn'er? Even if I'm busy, in front of you it's all empty time," Qiu Nianbai smiled and put his hand on Mu Yu Xin's shoulder, gently embracing her.

  Mu Yu Xing suddenly sat up straight, shook her shoulder and flung off Qiu Nian Bai's hand. Her face sank: "But I'm very busy, I don't have that much free time."

  Tian Nuanyu glanced at Qiu Nianbai, who was gazing at Mu Yuxin with a faint smile on his face, but his eyes were dull. Tian Nuanyu felt that he seemed to be calculating something.

  "Xiao Yatou has grown up, it's really different," Qiu Nianbai stretched out his hand again, with a smile still on his face.

  Mu Yu Xing hummed softly and leaned her body towards Tian Nuan Yu's side.

  "Girl, you don't even remember, but I, Nian Bai Gege, still remember it very clearly," Qiu Nianbai gazed at Mu Yu Xin's face with a hint of sadness.

  "What was it that I couldn't remember?" Mu Yu Xing turned her head and looked at Qiu Nian Bai with a puzzled expression.

  "Don't you remember what you said when you were a kid? You promised to marry me, Mu Ye Xin!" Qiu Nian Bai said with a gentle smile as he leaned in close.

  Mu Yu Xin's face changed, and she leaned back to create some distance between her and Qiu Nian Bai: "Those were just games we played when we were young, besides, I didn't agree to marry you back then." Mu Yu Xin showed a hint of disdain on her face, and her eyes glanced lightly at Lan Sheng Yan opposite her.

  Qiu Nianbo's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom, but the smile on his face deepened: "But Brother Nianbo has this heart," he said, reaching out to touch Mu Yuexin's leg.

  He was just about to put his hand on Mu Yu Xin's thigh when Tian Nuan Yu suddenly reached out and pinched his wrist.